Table 4 Properties of the PDSI index from April 1968 to November 1996 (S2).

From: Abiotic factors impact on oak forest decline in Lorestan Province, Western Iran

Drought class

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

Region 5

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Count

%

Extremely drought

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Severe drought

17

4.93

21

6.09

20

5.80

21

6.09

21

6.09

Moderate drought

40

11.59

41

11.88

44

12.75

42

12.17

46

13.33

Near Normal

178

51.59

179

51.88

183

53.04

182

52.75

181

52.46

Moderate wet

48

13.91

46

13.33

39

11.30

42

12.17

40

11.59

Very wet

25

7.25

27

7.83

25

7.25

23

6.67

27

7.83

Extremely wet

37

10.72

31

8.99

34

9.86

35

10.14

30

8.70